IUCN Status: Vulnerable
EPBC Threat Rating: N/A
IUCN Claim: “ Predation by red foxes and possibly feral cats has led to a past decline of mainland populations.’”
Cats hunt quokkas (Hayward et al. 2005; Bain 2015).
No studies
There are no studies linking cats to quokka populations.
Bain, Karlene Tracy. “The ecology of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus) in the southern forests of Western Australia.” (2015).
Hayward, Matt W., et al. “Mortality and survivorship of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus)(Macropodidae: Marsupialia) in the northern jarrah forest of Western Australia.” Wildlife Research 32.8 (2005): 715-722
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